Sailboat Speed Comparisons

Portsmouth Yardstick is a rating system so different boats can race and supposedly the best skipper will win. It's a good way to see how fast different boats go around a triangle course.They've got hundreds of types listed and rated.I've written up some observations illustrated with videos here

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Bio:Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...read more »